Where To Buy Wholesale Cpap Masks?

First time buying a CPAP machine, just diagnosed. Any recommendations?

• Hello, I was just diagnosed with sleep apnea after 2 sleep studies. The 2nd night I used a nasal cpap thing. So I go tomorrow to buy a machine and mask and start with the treatment. My insurance usually pays 70% for most things, and I'm not sure if they are with this (they're paying something, just not sure how much). When I talked to the place I'll be buying from, they said my portion after insurance will be $433. So if they are paying 70% (again I don't know, maybe it's different with this) that would mean I'm getting almost $1,500 worth of equipment. But from looking online at cpap machines, they tend to run even on the high end for about $8-900 at the most that I saw. And the masks were only at most $150 (that I saw). So is there something I'm missing? This seems ridiculously expensive. Either way, does anyone have a good recommendation for the best machine and nasal "pillow" type mask? If money wasn't an obstacle, what would be the "best"? I'm new to this, so thank you!

• Answer:

  Most of the machines nowadays are very quiet and quite easily adjusted to. Make sure that you're consulting a reputable dealer and take a test run before you commit to buy-cut it on in the store and gauge the noise level before you take it home. As for nasal masks, most of my patients still have the old "pig nose" masks, the nasal pillows are the newest technology and it is all about personal preference. See if you can try them and get ready for a rough couple of days-your body has to adjust to this new therapy and the sleep that you'll recoup will be worthwhile. Good luck, I'm glad that they've discovered your problem.